Cartoon Network programming block announced new slate of shows, none of which had female creators
Brett Gelman claims the reason he cut off contact with Adult Swim was due to the adult animation programming block’s lack of female creators.
Gelman, an actor and comedian who worked on Adult Swim shows “Eagleheart” and “Hot Package,” posted a write up of a recent reddit post from Adult Swim creative director Mike Lazzo discussing comments he made about women.
Adult Swim's Mike Lazzo Takes to Reddit to Defend Lack of Female Creators https://t.co/fjxE8FYx7z THIS IS THE REASON I HAVE SEVERED TIES
Lazzo was accused of sexism after the recently announced slate of new Adult Swim projects did not include a single female creator.
Lazzo was also accused of saying that women create “conflict” in writers’ rooms.
“If unnamed sources want to complain, complain about me after I’ve read the script you asked me to read or tossed you out of my office for pitching something I didn’t like,” he continued.
